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EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer

EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency in a move that could reduce prices at
Canada won new Volkswagen battery plant despite 'way, way more' money from U.S.: PM

Canada won new Volkswagen battery plant despite 'way, way more' money from U.S.: PM

NEW YORK — Canada won Volkswagen's lucrative new electric vehicle battery plant despite "way, way more" U.S. dollars on the table, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he talked up the virtues of his progressive approach to industrial policy.
Politicians tell Forest Service: Do more to fight wildfires

Politicians tell Forest Service: Do more to fight wildfires

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S.
House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda.
Berlin sees 10th day of road blockades by climate activists

Berlin sees 10th day of road blockades by climate activists

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists staged a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin, blocking key roads during rush hour and bringing parts of the German capital to a standstill Friday before being removed by police.
PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland

PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland General Electric, the utility serving Portland, Oregon, announced Friday it is putting in the second-largest battery storage installation in the United States, at 400 MW of power.
In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use

In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use

WASHINGTON — In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for livestock in the Gulf kingdom first raised eyebrows nearly a decade

Austrians flock to take advantage of repair subsidy

BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government said Friday that a program to encourage consumers to repair broken electrical devices instead of throwing them away has far exceeded expectations in its first year.
California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Global Citizen's next campaign: Reform climate financing

Global Citizen's next campaign: Reform climate financing

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley repeated her call Thursday to rewrite the rules of global development banks to relieve the debts of middle and lower income countries and increase funding for climate adaptation.
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